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Rockets football fall short in defensive battle

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Offensive production was at a premium in Milton on Friday night. Needham High School Varsity Football battled the Wildcats for 40 minutes but could not secure the deciding score, dropping the defensive struggle by a final score of 10-9.

Walpole falls short to Needham

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham High School Varsity Boys’ Soccer struck early and often in Walpole on Wednesday afternoon, opening the scoring less than ten minutes into the game and keeping pace for a 4-1 victory over the Timberwolves.

Playing with scoring...

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Needham finds victory over Walpole

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham High School Varsity Boys’ Soccer struck early and often in Walpole on Wednesday afternoon, opening the scoring less than ten minutes into the game and keeping pace for a 4-1 victory over the Timberwolves.

Playing with scoring...

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Rockets soar past Barnstable 

Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

A gleam illuminated the court floor, balls perfectly aligned, and a net towering high, splitting the court into two sides - the stage was set. As the clock struck six o'clock, it was time for the varsity girls' volleyball team to...

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Needham wins first meet 

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Energetic cheers filled the Babson College Morse Swimming Pool on Tuesday, September 12, as the Needham Swim and Dive team hosted the Walpole Timberwolves for their inaugural swim meet of the 2023-2024 season. Comprising seven freshmen, five sophomores, two juniors,...

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Girls soccer falls short to Milton

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

In the evening, the air settled over the Milton turf as the Needham girls soccer team prepared to face their hosts. In a challenging evening match, the Needham girls fell short to Milton, with Milton securing a 1-0 victory through...

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Girls soccer prepares for regular season

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last Thursday, as the sun blazed in the late afternoon, the Needham girls' soccer team took to the field to line up for an 11 v. 11 competition against Brookline High in their final scrimmage of the year. With anticipation...

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Boys’ soccer gear up for fall season

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Fall sports have resumed with fervor, marking the commencement of an exciting season. In the past week, numerous teams took to the fields and courts to demonstrate the fruits of their labor during preseason. Many squads have initiated the season...

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Rockets win third straight State Title 

By Avonlea Cummings

Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

A team that will go down in history, a team that has power, and grit that knows how to find a way to win every single match. The Needham boys’ volleyball team have proven themselves time and time again of...

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Rockets triumph over Natick

By Max Clifford

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham High School Varsity Boys Lacrosse ran roughshod in the round of 32 of the MIAA

Division I tournament, defeating Natick by a final score of 16-6 on Tuesday, June 6. The Rockets’ season would come to close,...

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Needham’s resilient Class of 2023

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Reporter 


Resilience, change, and fearlessness. These are words that are signified to the Class of 2023. Families, friends, and faculty came together on Monday, June 5th to celebrate Needham’s Class of 2023. After having to wait another day to receive their diplomas, the young graduates had...

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Needham whips past Walpole

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

All it takes is one goal to whip past the defense to score the winning goal. Needham traveled to Walpole High on Thursday, May 11th where they battled a one goal game throughout the competition.
Needham slipped past Walpole’s defense to earn their winning shot, with only a few...

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Needham falls short in MIAA championship

By Avonlea Cummings
Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

History was made on Sunday, March 19th when the Needham boys’ basketball team stepped foot onto the Tsongas Center to go head-to-head in the division one championship for the first time. The fifth-seeded team tipped off against the sixth-seeded Worcester...

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Sarr shares Senegalese dance

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

Senegalese dancer Abdou Sarr cavorted all the way to the NFPL on Tuesday. A special library guest, Sarr carried traditional drums with him to give Needham a crash course on “sabar” a term...

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NHS in High School Quiz Show

High School Quiz Show, GBH’s televised academic tournament for Massachusetts high schools, has revealed the 17 teams that will compete for the Season 14 State Championship title — and a squad from Needham High School is among the challengers. The Rockets will face off against Brookline on February 25; a victory will set...

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Needham suffers second loss of the season

Needham Boys Basketball (#5 ranking in state) hosted Catholic Memorial (#2 in state) on Thursday, Feb. 16th. in one of the most highly anticipated games of the season. Students from both schools filled the ends of the bleachers making this a...

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Rockets win against Milton

The Needham Rockets beat Milton, 3-0, on February 8 at Babson College. A 0-0 draw followed
against Walpole on Saturday.

At the time of print, the Rockets anticipate a Wednesday match-up against Brookline High
School at Walter Brown Arena.

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Needham swimmers make splash

The Needham High School boys swimming and diving team made a splash at the Bay State Conference Championship Meet last week, beating their nearest challenger, Brookline, by a margin of 362 to 268 points. The victory capped off a perfect 5-0 record in league dual meets and a second consecutive conference title.

Timberwolves take thriller in Needham

By Max Clifford
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Walpole’s 31-14 victory over Needham was bookended by thrilling plays from both sides — in fact, anyone who missed the first minute or the last three minutes of the game may have characterized the high scoring affair as a defensive struggle.

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Rocket seniors celebrate with car parade

Everyone involved in the car parade said they enjoyed it, and appreciated the town’s support.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Last year’s car parade for Needham High’s graduating seniors was well attended by both students and town residents alike. But it also came at...

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